Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

Senate Highways and Transportation Committee

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HB 351  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Miles
 * %    Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           03/26 (H) Died In Conference
HB 546  Highways; designate certain memorials.                    Warren
 *         04/18 Approved by Governor
HB 563  Definitions for the Economic Development Highway Act;     Warren
        extend date of repeal (RP).                            
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB 825  Mississippi Highway 145; designate portion in City of     Gibbs
        Aberdeen as "Veterans Drive."                          
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB 838  Motor Carrier Regulatory Law of 1938; authorize highway   Miles
 *      patrol to enforce.                                     
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB 944  Permitted term of airport contracts and leases; extend    Broomfield
 * %    from 40 years to 50 years.                             
           04/18 Approved by Governor
HB 966  Highway 35; designate portion in Tallahatchie County as   Reynolds
        "Birdia Keglar Memorial Highway."                      
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB1061  Mississippi Highway 379 in Itawamba County; delete from   Miles
 *      state highway system.                                  
           04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1062  State aid roads; highway removed from designated state    Sullivan
 *      highway system to become part of state aid road system.
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1252  Roadway/railway crossings; revise procedure for           Davis
 * %    abolishing when roadway vacated; increase penalties for
        certain railroad crimes.                               
           04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1355  Transportation Commission; authorize to adopt rules to    Miles
   %    implement federal unified carrier registration system. 
           02/27 (S) Died In Committee
HB1362  Regional railroad authority; authorize to appoint         Howell
        executive committee.                                   
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB1368  State Transportation Arbitration Board; revise            Miles
 * %    composition, method of selecting and terms of members. 
           03/27 Approved by Governor
HB1380  Highway 49 rest area in Wiggins, Mississippi; designate   Parker
        as "'Dizzy' Dean Rest Area."                           
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB1394  Mississippi Highway 537 in Jones County; designate as     Staples
        "Randy Chancellor Memorial Highway."                   
           03/16 Approved by Governor
HB1461  Rail rehabilitation projects; increase maximum            Miles
 *      authorized participation of state in funding.          
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2003  Antilitter law; place certain requirements on             White
        applicants for a driver's license.                     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2012  Motor vehicles; allow emergency and law enforcement       Davis
        vehicles to use tires with studs during icy conditions.
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2024  Trucks; prohibit riding in open cargo area.               White
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2099  Driver's License; additional $1 for Keep Mississippi      Butler
   %    Beautiful, Inc., for litter prevention.                
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2130  Motorcycle Operator Safety Program; establish.            Dearing
   %       01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2131  Department of Transportation; require placement of        Dearing
        markers on rights-of-way memorializing vehicle         
        accidental death.                                      
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2230  State highway system; add certain segment of Highway      Davis
        301 in DeSoto County.                                  
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2334  Motor vehicles; authorize the operation of low-speed      Mettetal
        electric vehicles on certain public roads.             
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2375  Toll roads; authorize Mississippi Transportation          Ross
 * %    Commission and local government entities to construct  
        and finance.                                           
           04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2402  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 537 in Jones       Thames
        County as "Randy Chancellor Memorial Highway."         
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2423  Headlights; require use during precipitation.             Albritton
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2481  Highways; require Dept. of Transportation to construct    Doxey
        overpass at intersection of U.S. 72 and MS 15 in Tippah
        County.                                                
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2510  Railroad grade crossings; prohibit obstruction of         Dawkins
        vehicular traffic for more than 20 consecutive minutes 
        at grade crossings.                                    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2517  Vehicle weight limit; make exception for certain          Jackson (32nd)
   %    logging vehicles transporting equipment.               
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2556  Local system roads; allow portion of state aid            Jackson (32nd)
   %    allocated to counties to be used to retire debt for.   
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2605  Memorial highway; designate segment of Mississippi        Carmichael
        Highway 145 in Clarke County as "John F. Shirley, Sr." 
        Memorial Highway.                                      
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2627  MS Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Law; repeal.           Nunnelee
   %       01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2774  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 537 in Jones       Pickering
 *      County as "Randy Chancellor Memorial Highway".         
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB2817  Railroads; delete requirement for public hearing under    Hewes
 *      certain circumstances and authorize enforcement of     
        grade crossing laws.                                   
           03/26 (S) Died In Conference
SB2826  Scenic byways; designate certain segment of Highway 67    Hewes
        and Highway 605 as scenic byway.                       
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2834  Memorial highway; designate MS Highway 30 in Tishomingo   Wilemon
        County as "J.O. Southward, Jr., Memorial Highway."     
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB2868  Railroads; create MS Rail Crossing Safety Task Force.     Dawkins
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2919  Overweight loads; permit issued for certain               Fillingane
   %    nondivisable are transferable and reduce the fee for.  
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB2948  Transportation; revise arbitration process between MDOT   Hewes
        and contractors.                                       
           02/27 (H) Died In Committee
SB3009  Highway weight limit; Transportation Commission to        Brown
        allow increased load on certain segment of MS Highway  
        50.                                                    
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3013  Highways; add certain segment of MS Highway 16 to         Jackson (32nd)
        four-lane program.                                     
           01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SB3042  Transportation; exempt small commercial vehicles from     Hewes
 *      certain federal regulations.                           
           03/07 Approved by Governor
SB3047  Airports; increase maximum term of lease for operation.   Hewes
   %       01/30 (S) Died In Committee
SN  69  James Lamar (Jim) Waycaster, Natchez, Mississippi,        ATTORNEY GENERAL
        Weight Enforcement Appeals Board  of the Mississippi   
        Transportation Commission, four-year term beginning    
        July 1, 2007 and ending June 30, 2011.                 
           03/28 (S) Notified of Approval
SN  85  Nancy M. Sawyer, Brandon, Mississippi, Mississippi        GOVERNOR
        Transportation Commission Appeals Board, unexpired term
        ending June 30, 2008, vice Michael P. Brown.           
           03/28 (S) Notified of Approval


KEY: * = Amended % = 3/5ths Vote Required V = Vetoed
  $ = Revenue @ = Exempted From Deadline P = Partially Vetoed


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